Baoshan ( zh, c=, p=Bǎoshān ; ), historically also Yongchang ( zh, c=, p=Yǒngchāng), is a
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province of China, province and above a Counties of the People's Republic of China, county in China's ...
in western
Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. Baoshan is the second-biggest metropolitan area in western Yunnan after
Dali.
Geography and climate

Baoshan is located between the border of
Burma
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and the Lancang river (
Mekong); specifically it borders the Burmese states of
Kachin to the northwest and
Shan to the south. The Nujiang (
Salween River) flows through the entire length of the prefecture, north to south.
Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Baoshan has a mild
subtropical highland climate (
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''Cwb''), with short, mild, dry winters and warm, rainy summers. Frost may occur in winter but the days still generally warm up to around , with a January average of . The warmest month is June, which averages . Nearly three quarters of the annual rainfall occurs from June to October.
Administrative divisions
The city-prefecture of Baoshan has jurisdiction over five subdivisions — a district, one county-level city and three counties.
Tengyue, the other major populated area in the county, successfully lobbied for and achieved city status in 2015-16 and is currently in the process of separating itself and the surrounding Tengchong area from Baoshan administratively.
Demography
The prefecture has about 2.5 million inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
Among the resident population, the population of
Han is 2,248,140, accounting for 89.69%; the population of
ethnic minorities is 258,351, accounting for 10.31%.
Bulang
According to the ''Baoshan Ethnic Gazetteer'' (2006:337), ethnic
Bulang are distributed in the following villages within Baoshan City.
*
Shidian County
**Mulaoyuan (): Mulaoyuan (), Hazhai (), Dadi (), Longtang ()
**Bailang Township (): Jici (), Dazhong (), Jianshan ()
**Yaoguan Township (): Duopo ()
**Jiufang Township (): Yakou ()
*
Changning County
**Gengga Township (): Baicaolin (), Dachushui ()
**Kasi Township ()
***Xingu Village (): Guban (), Zhongzhai ()
***Kasi Village (): Shuanglong (), Yingbaizhai (), Ergoudi ()
De'ang
The Yaojing ( zh, labels=no, s=尧净), a subgroup of the
De'ang, are located in Baizhai (), Laxian (), and Dagoubian () of Mangyan Village () and Shiti Village () in Lujiang Township (),
Longyang District (''Baoshan Ethnic Gazetteer'' 2006:490-491).
Transport
Baoshan lies on the main road from
Ruili on the Burmese border to
Kunming
Kunming is the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan in China. The political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province, Kunming is also the seat of the provincial government. During World War II, Kunming was a Ch ...
. The Baoshan−Kunming section is completed highway, and the Baoshan-Ruili part was completed in 2016, finalizing the highway net crossing Yunnan east-to-west. It is the first finished highway between China and Myanmar.
Baoshan Yunrui Airport has daily flights to and from Kunming.
The currently under construction
Dali–Ruili railway will pass through Baoshan.
Baoshan railway station will handle passenger services while
Baoshan North will handle freight.
Notable people
*
Gui Haichao — first Chinese civilian to enter space
*
Dianxi Xiaoge — Chinese Food Vlogger and YouTuber
See also
*
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas — UNESCO World Heritage Site
*
Gaoligong Mountain
References
External links
Baoshan City Official SiteBaoshan Travel and Tourism Bureau(zh, en, ja)
Baoshan News NetworkBaoshan profile
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Cities in Yunnan